But early on Monday we will get a chance to see a blood red moon... the first for 30 years.

The supermoon is caused by a lunar eclipse as the moon reaches its shortest distance from us, 226,000 miles away, and appears 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than when it is at its furthest point.

The last time this coincided with a lunar eclipse, when the moon is covered by the Earth’s shadow, was in 1982 and the event will not be repeated until 2033.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red as sunlight is scattered by the Earth’s atmosphere.

Down through the ages, so-called “blood moons” have been viewed as ill-omens.

From the UK, the moon starts to enter the Earth’s shadow at 1:10am early on Monday morning.

The moon will be completely within the shadow from 3:11am to 04:24am.

The eclipse ends when the moon leaves the shadow at 6:24am.

When the eclipse is at its maximum, the moon will be just above the tree tops.

Astronomer Robin Scagell said: “I would say it’s definitely worth setting the alarm for to look out and see this red moon hanging over the tree tops.”